Groups representing Columbia University professors on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its effort to force the university to tighten rules on campus protests and put a Middle Eastern studies department under outside oversight,

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Columbia University is “on the right track” toward recovering federal funding after the elite New York City universit

The changes were in response to the Trump administration pulling about $400 million in federal funds from the university, citing the school's "continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday discussed the possible restoration of $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University, saying that the Trump administration and the school “are on the right track now to make sure the final negotiations to unfreeze that money will be in place.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday described Columbia University's response to government demands to tighten rules on campus protests as a "promising first step" towards regaining federal grants and contracts.

In one of the actions outlined on Friday, Columbia said it was creating a new vice provost role to focus on programs in "regional studies," beginning with a review of Middle East-

Three federal agencies on Monday said they welcomed the policy changes announced Friday at Columbia University, following the Trump administration’s revocation of $400 million in federal funding over campus protests.